First Day of College!

Most parents take pictures of their kids leaving to school on their first day, but since Landon was homeschooled his whole life...this is his first day of leaving to school! :)

Landon received a full academic scholarship to the honors programs at UA.  I am very grateful and proud of him....however, it will be a very different atmosphere for a homeschool Christian. I pray he will be a light, and bring honor to our Lord in everything he does in life.

It was a very strange, quiet day around the Maxwell House. The first page of new chapter in life.

  The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore. Psalm 121:7-8 

Arkansas

 We drove to Max's sister and brother-in-law's home in Arkansas to celebrate his dad's 80th Birthday. The drive was 18 hours! Luckily, NM was a nice bit stop, so we spend the night at my parents both directions - this made the trip very tolerable.

Rodgers Arkansas is the home town of Sam Walton. Walton's 5-10 store was his first store, but has now been turned into a museum. I doubt he ever dreamed this five & dime store would grow into what Walmart is today!  He was a very humble (and frugal!) man. He was worth 30 billion dollars and still got a $5 haircut. He also drove his original Ford pick-up till the day he died. They once asked him why he still drives that old truck. He said, "Because I take my dog everywhere with me, and we'd look silly in a Rolls-Royce!"

This poster sums it up. He was the American dream!

 Fun with props! 

 We had a German theme, so here is Ludwig and Olga. :)
(Randy and Jeanette live on a golf course, their view and home are beautiful!)

Aunt Erna gave Max the rosy cheeks.  :)

Happy 80th Birthday, Grandpa! May God bless you with many, many more!

Summer Stuff

We were blessed, again, to tag along with daddy to San Diego. He worked, and we played. It's not fair, is it? :)  We did stay a couple more days so he could play with us.

Landon having some photography fun. 

 Nice arm rest, Payton.

Catch a wave...

Football time...

 Hitting a few balls at the range...

Anytime Payton is focusing, this is what she does with her mouth. She's never out grown it, and I'm glad. I love it! :)

 Nice swing, son. Oops, the picture caught where the ball really went...

...but you're still cool. :)

 The next day we hit the racket ball courts. Cute pose, guys.

Payton will always find something active for us to do, and I'm grateful for the benefits of staying on base.

We went to the USS Midway Museum

The view from the top of the ship of beautiful down town San Diego.

Payton posing....

Hmm...which one is Landon?

A group shot from a kind stranger.